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66 M PS E . O R G plans to meet again this summer. The results of the meetings are going to Sacramento to influence our state's AI legislation. I'm so proud of her. Perry: For our readers just starting their careers, any advice on how to prepare for a career as a music editor? Amber: My quick answer would be to talk to Sharyn. She's mentored 12 people from entry level to becoming music editors, including myself. I think almost all of them are MPSE or Emmy nominated. Sharyn: One of the core values at Create Harmony Media is "We rise by lifting others." Amber and I have both guest-lectured at high school and college courses. It's really important to give back by mentoring or participating in organizations like MPSE, ATAS, and the Editors Guild. The time invested pays off in invaluable dividends. Amber: Finding a mentor is really key. It's not a job you can just walk into because you play an instrument. Yes, they are both musical but the skills are vastly different. Sharyn: We often hear people refer to 'luck' as how they got to where they are. You could say I got lucky meeting a music editor on that field trip with Bill Dannevik. My advice is luck equals preparation plus opportunity, and you're in control of about 75% of that equation. You are 100% in control of your preparation. Read, listen, and learn as much as you can to prepare yourself. You are about 50% in control of opportunity. No one is Office Party for Sharyn's 50th. Top row: James Sullivan, Taylor Umphenour, Justin Rosengarten, and Richard Brown. Bottom row: Sharyn Gersh, Amber Funk, Robin Chervenak. Amber and Sharyn, the 2016 Golden Reel Award winners for Best Sound Editing of Long Form Musical in Television for Teen Beach 2, with director Sam Raimi, the 2016 MPSE Filmmaker honoree, at the 63rd Annual Golden Reel Awards held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. freedom and flexibility to handle their personal lives while also giving structure to working and interacting with like-minded people. Sharyn: And then there's AI. We don't know what impact AI is going to have on music editors or our friends in post sound. We do know that it's not going away, so our approach has been to lean in and learn as much as we can. Amber is on the MPSE AI Committee, and we both participate in AI discussions in several different groups. In April, Amber participated in a meeting hosted by Alliance to Preserve California's Innovation and Technology Industry. The group